Pocket outdoor mosquito-cap



(No Model.)

B. P. A. BUSHNELL. POCKET OUTDOOR MOSQUITO GAP No. 499,965. PatentedJune 20, 1893.

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UNITE STATES "PATENT OFFICE.

EMMA F. A. BUSHNELL, OF HAVERSTRAW, NEW YORK.

POCKET OUTDOOR MOSQUITO-CAP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent l ve. 499,965, dated June20, 1893i Application filed August 23, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EMMA F. A. BUSHNELL, of I-Iaverstraw, in the countyof Rockland and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in PocketOutdoor Mosquito-Caps; and I do hereby declarethat the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

. This invention is an improved portable insect shield, or headprotector which I'denomimate (a pocket out-door mosquito-cap) and it isespecially designed for use by residents of those sections ofcountryinfested by mosquitoes and other vicious insects, and for hunters andfishermen; and it consists in a light collapsible or foldable framepreferablyadapted to fit on the head of a person, and also preferablymade of skeleton form, having a number of light spring wires, or otherprojecting guards attached to it in such manner that when worn on thehead these guards will project beyond the sides of the head and face andtherebykeep the guaze or veil which is attached to the frame out ofcontact with the exposed portions of the face andneck of the wearer, andwhen not in use the cap can be folded into a small package.

. The invention further consists in certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 illustrates the protector as in use. Fig. 2 isa top view thereof with netting removed. Fig. 3 is a detail view.

The frame as shown is formed of aband A adapted to encircle the foreheadhaving its ends adjustably united by a buckle a, or other adjustingdevice so that it can be fitted to various heads; and B, B, are strapsconnected together at center and lying at right angles to each othertheir ends being fastened to the band A at equi-distant points. Thewhole, when fitted to the head resembles a skeleton cap or bonnet frame.

0, O, are a series of light wireloops, attached to band A and projectinghorizontally and radially therefrom when it is adjusted to the head ofthe wearer, and O G are similar loops attached to the centers of strapsB, 13,

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at the point where they intersect. Other similar loops 0, 0, may beattached to the straps or bands,as indicated, if desired. Each loop ispreferably formed of a single wire, bent into bow shape and havingasmall single coil 0 at center while its ends are bent first at rightangles, then given a single coil 0 and then bent down as shown at 0 Fig.3. To secure the loops in place these ends 0 are first passed throughthe material and then coiled as at 0 Fig. 3, thereby holding the loopssecurely in place, and coils c a, cause them to stand outfrom the strapsor bands when the latter are taut or fiat. The coils 0 are hidden by thelinings A B attached to the bands and straps as shown. A sackshaped netor veil D is slipped over the frame, and its closed end attached theretoby sewing or tying it to the central coils c of the loops as indicatedat D. The lower end of the sack is provided with a draw cord (1, bywhich it can be fastened closely around the body of the wearer.

In using the device, the wearer slips his head into the open end of thenet sack and fastens the frame 011 his head, as indicated in Fig. 1. Theloops projecting in all directions hold the net away from the face andneck, and the lower part of sack can be tied around the body of wearer,as it should be large enough to allow the hands and arms to be drawntherein.

The whole frame is so light that it will not inconvenience the wearer inthe least, and yet protects him effectually from annoyance by flyinginsects. When not in use the protector can be folded and carried in thepocket.

Various modifications may be made in the construction of the frame orcap, and in the manner of attaching the loops thereto without avoidingmy invention, the essential features of which are the close fitting headpiece with projecting devices adapted to keep the net away from the'faceand neck.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent thereon, is'

1. A collapsible pocket out door mosquito cap consisting of head bandand cross straps attached thereto all of flexible material, a se ries ofwire loops attached to said band, and straps in such manner that whensaid band when the band is fastened to the head of the wearer, andsimilar loops attached to the :5

cross pieces at the intersection thereof, and a net sack over all, thewhole being collapsible and foldable when notin use, substantially asand .for the pn rpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as 20' my own I affix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

EMMA F. A. BUSHNELL; Witnesses:

WILLIAM D. HEATLEY, N. W. BUSHNELL.

